Nina Bailey

Biography

Nina began her career as a high school mathematics teacher and special education coordinator at a public arts high school in Miami, Florida. She also taught introductory statistics at both the community college and university levels. These experiences led her to think about how statistics in the real-world is inextricably linked to context, politics, and issues of power and privilege. However, often in classrooms statistics is considered "neutral." Thus, one of her research interests is critical statistical literacy, more specifically critical statistical literacy habits of mind. She is also interested in how her students interact with technology and how that engagement influences their mathematical and statistical understandings. Her second main research focus is on teaching mathematics with technology. This includes teacher noticing of students' mathematical thinking in technology-mediated learning environments and future teachers' preparedness to teach mathematics with technology.

Education

• BS, University of Miami
• BS, Winston-Salem State University
• MEd, North Carolina State University
• PhD, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Research

Statistics education
Critical statistical literacy
Critical statistical literacy habits of mind
Teacher noticing in technology mediated learning environments
Teaching mathematics with technology

Preparing to Teach with Technology - Examining Student Practices (2018-2023)

This project aimed to 1) create technology-based curricular units for undergraduate mathematics education students to examine secondary students’ mathematical practices, 2) implement and test the materials in undergraduate mathematics education courses, and 3) disseminate the curricular materials and research how undergraduate mathematics education students deepen their mathematical knowledge for teaching by engaging with the materials.